Business as Usual
EPMD

(let's take it to the stage, sucka)

Erick sermon:

It's the e, and I'm smokin'. wild like tone loc, I'm roastin, bakin' mcs,

The e I'm not jokin' so back up, punk, slack up.

Watch your weak posse, before they get smacked up.

One by one, two by two, three by three, yo p...

[parrish: what's up, e.d.? ]

Pass the uzi, to blow up, any wack mc that show up,

There goes one, blast 'im now.

[e, hold up.]

*don't make me wait-wait* because it might be too late, the punk might escape,

And buck whyle, and in fact, bite my style, and i'm-a catch a bullshit charge,

Plus trial.

It's my thing to swing, your first mistake to bring a duck mc that can't hang.

Don't forget, I'm crazy swift. my name is erick sermon

[yeah, and I'm parrish smith]

I could act foolish, start blastin'. ha ha ha ha, now who's laughin'?

I'm-a let ya slide, but ya owe me, next time you see me...

[...holler like ya know me!]

I'm mad...

Refrain:

(here's a little story, I've gots to tell) {scratching} (I'm mad!) 4x

Parrish:

My life story I tell straight from the heart.

When suckers tried to crash my shit straight from start.

A young black kid destined for success, no old gold, no cocaine, or buddha cess.

Straight up hard work. no sleep and no shorts.

Brainstormin' with the skills that pop duke taught.

To keep swingin', yeah, and not to quit.

Now I ride the benz, you ride the dick, with your punk friends,

Straight up pussy from punk city, my attitude's fucked up and real shitty.

From the backstabbers, yeah my so-called friends,

Who swim in my pool. when it's time, flex the benz,

Around town, windows down at the south town, cool j tape or k-solo spellbound

With fly girlies dippin, brothers grippin' and sippin'

Old gold, red bull, hands on my dick and

I'm just lampin' with my ek shades, truck-jewels, obviously the man's paid.

But of course not, brother can't get his props

Like for instance, when I cruise up the block

In my 560 lampin' on my metro phone, chrome kit beamin' all off your dome.

But like a sucka, yeah, you looked the other way

That's how I knew you're on my dick kid, but it's okay.

It's normal, relax, your whole head's busted.

Caught in the rap skit, ya couldn't be trusted.

'cause my sounds pound from here to okinowi...{kiss} peace and I'm ouuuutie!

Refrain

Erick:

Stay tuned to this last episode, when I rock the house and the mic explodes.

This is not the buckwild style that I be usin', in fact black,

It causes {mass confusion}

It's a fallout, when sucker mcs and crowds call out my name,

Oh what a shame I got {fame!}

Parrish:

I'm not a new jack, my rhymes are not wack, and in fact,

I'm like clint eastwood, 'stead of bullets, rhymes I pack

In my flow gun, so son, ya better run,

'cause when it comes to hostage and prisoners, we take none.

We move wax like kilos ...{scratch}

And when my jam hits the streets, the sounds explode.

Watch the right hook, duck the death blow jack,

I wonder where the e and the p's at...

[can they do it again? ] you bet your ass, black.

[see you in '91] until things get the bozack... [i'm mad...]

Refrain


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  D.J. K La Boss   Actin' Up   All In The Mind   Apollo Interlude   Bac Stabbers   Back To The Rap   Blow   Bomdigi   Boon Dox   Boy Meets World   Brothers from Brentwood L. I.   Brothers From Brentwood L.I.   Brothers On My Jock   Can't Hear Nothing But The Music   Can't Hear Nothing But The Music   Check 1 2   Check 1, 2   Check 1, 2   Chill   Crossover   Cummin' At Cha   Cummin' At Cha   Da Joint   Danger Zone [Instrumental]   Do It Again   Do It Up   Do Your Thing   Draw   Draw   Dungeon Master   Erick Sermon   Female Species   For My People   Freak Out   Funky Piano   Get Off The Bandwagon   Get the Bozack   Get The Bozack *   Get Wit This   Give The People   Gold Digger   Gold Digger [Explicit Version]   Hardcore   Head Banger   Headbanger   Hit Squad Heist   Hittin' Switches   Hittin' Switches   Hold Me Down   Hold Me Down   Hostile   House Party   House Party   Housing   I Saw It Cummin'   I Saw It Cummin'   I'm Housin   I'm Housin'   I'm Mad   I'm Housin'   I'm Mad   Imma Gitz Mine   Intrigued   Intro   Intro - Back In Business   Intro - Out of Business   It Wasn't Me It Was The Fame   It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame   It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame   It's Going Down   It's Going Down *   It's My Thing   It's My Thing *   It's Time 2 Party   It's Going Down   It's My Thing *   It's Time 2 Party   Jane   Jane 3   Jane 5   Jane 6   Jane 6   Jane II   K. I. M.   K.I.M.   Knick Knack Patty Wack   Last Man Standing   Left 4 Dead   Let The Funk Flow   Lil Crazy   Listen Up   Maintain   Man Above   Manslaughter   Many Often Wonder   Move On   Mr. Bozack   Never Defeat Em   Never Seen Before   Never Seen Before (Remix)   Never Seen Before [Remix]   Never Seen Before *   Nobody's Safe Chump   Nobody's Safe Chump   Open Fire   Payback Ii   Pioneers   Pioneers   Play The Next Man   Please Listen to My Demo   Please Listen To My Demo *   Put On   Puttin Work In   Rampage   Rap Is Outta Control   Rap Is Still Outta Control   Rap Is Still Outta Control   Rap Is Still Outta Control (Ft. Busta Rhymes)   Respect Mine   Richter Scale   Right Now   Right Now   Roc-Da-Spot   Rugged-N-Raw   Rugged-N-Raw (remix)   Run It   Safe Sex   Scratch Bring It Back   Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2 Mic Doc)   Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2 - Mic Doc)   Set It Off   Shad\u00eb Business   Shadbusiness   Shade Business   Skit   So Wat Cha Sayin'   So What Cha Sayin   So Whatcha Sayin'   So Whatcha Sayin' *   Stay Real   Steppin' Thru Hardcore   Strictly Business   Strictly Business *   Strictly Snappin' Necks   Strictly Snappin' Necks   Swing It Over Here   Swing Your Own Thing   Symphony   Symphony   Symphony 2000   Symphony 2000   Symphony featuring MOP   Tell Em   The Big Payback   The Fan   The Fan   The Funk   The Funk   The Game   The Hype   The Ill Shit   The Joint   The Steve Martin   They Tell Me   Total Kaos   U Got Shot   U Got Shot   U Got Shot (Ft. 8 Off Agallah & 215)   Underground   What You Talkin   Who Killed Jane   Who's Booty   Who's Booty   Yo   You Gots 2 Chill '97   You Gots 2 Chill '97   You Gots To Chill   You Gots To Chill '97   You Had Too Much To Drink   You're A Customer   You're A Customer

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